Cable News

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7920, 28 September 1904, Page 2

Cable News

(By. Electric Telegraph-CopyrigEtK (Per Press Association), LONDON, September 27. The report brougbc' by the steamer Yawatamaru of the Commonwealth's change of tontimeuta towards the Japanese, and that the restrictions on their linding are to bo considerably lightened, was received with aeligho at Tokio. General Boah has appealed for £80 000 wiihin the month to'provide shelters for 2000 homeless wanderers in the atrKeta of London. Lords Abercorn, Londonderry, Shaftsvbury, and others entertain Lord' Ba- i furly at Belfast, on November 4th, in recognition of his Imperial service. Lord Dunraven's Irish Reform Association urges the entrusting of the control of the expenditure of six millions purely for Irish services to a financial council, presided over by the viceroy, and consisting of twelve nominal members, including the Chief Secretary of Ireland. • The council's duty to be to submit estimate* to Parliament. The Association ' also ri ., onuiieni* ci - trusting the Irish rs-presoutative Peers and Uouiuioner.-s mm members of the Financial Council with the promotion of Bills for Irish purposes and deal with other business delegated thereto. • The Association finally asks for a Eoyai Commission of Inquiry. The Irish Unionists.asir for guarantees that the Council will not be used as a lever for the attainment of Home Eule. Lady Curzon is improving. Her mother, who is crossing the Atlantic, receives frequent bulletins. NEW YORK, September 27.' The Archbishop of Canterbury preached to 20,000 people in the cathedral grounds at Mount St. Albans, appealing for Christian unity among the English speaking .people, ROME, Sept. 27. The Pope considers the holding of the Freethinkers' Congress at Rome an outrage and an offence against God. His Holiness directed that prayers for its expiration be offered at the churches. PERTH, September 27. A party of tributors of the Eewara Extended Leases at Southern Croeß struck a phenomenal reef at a depth of 18ft. It is believed to exceed in riohness the famous Londonderry pocket, and it is reported that experes consider the stone goes 3006 ounces to the ton - , SYDNEY, September 27. Three boys were playing in an open sewer, when a heavy shower of rain caused a sudden flood, which washed away one, who was drowned, while the others had a narrow escape. Beneficial rains are falling in the greater part of the Commonwealth. It was muoh needed and will greatly benefit the' wheat crop. It was, in faot, just in time to save the the bulk of the Queensland crop.